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1
What was the name for the heads of noble families?
shogon
hari kari
daimyo
osaka
2
The foot binding of Chinese women was
a custom imported from Europe by Marco Polo.
a way of punishing a wives who were bad cooks.
considered a status symbol in Qing society.
a method used to keep female slaves from escaping.
3
Which of the following is still considered China's best popular novel?
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Five Women Who Loved Love
The Golden Lotus
The Dancing Dragon
4
When did the Ming Dynasty begin and end?
1368-1644
1644-1911
1563-1620
1298-1633
5
A __can consist of hundreds of related families.
clan
nuclear family
daimyo
shogunate
6
Because its rulers tried to keep it isolated from the rest of the world, Korea
was not able to trade for the superior kinds of clay its enemies possessed.
was in turn shunned by European and Tunisian merchants.
earned the name "the Hermit Kingdom".
never dev commercial capitalism until nearly a century after its neighbors.
7
At first, the Chinese resisted their new Qing rulers. At one point, rebels seized what island?
Japan
Macau
Borneo
Taiwan
8
What is kabuki?
a popular entertainment in Qing China.
an exotic fruit found only on the Korean peninsula
a warrior that protected the imperial palace in Tokyo
a classical form of dance-drama in Japan
9
Separate military units called __became the chief Qing fighting force.
janissaries
banners
samurai
ulema
10
Who was the founder of the Ming dynasty?
Wan-Le
Yong Le
Zheng He
Hong Wu
11
The overthrow of the Ming dynasty allowed
the Mongol dynasty to regain power in Ceylon.
the peasants to reclaim lands stolen from them by Russians.
Manchus to seize power and establish the Qing dynasty.
Europeans to seize centers of trade in southern China.
12
Who led 7 expeditions from 1405 to 1433?
Zheng He
Wanli
Yong Le
Kangxi
13
During the Ming dynasty improvements were made to the Great Wall.
True
False
14
The Chinese novel had its origins during the Ming dynasty?
False
True
15
A castrated man who was entrusted as a minister to Ming emperors was a (n)
eunuch
zamindar
pasha
ulema
16
What is the modern-day name for Edo, Japan?
Osaka
Hiroshima
Honshu
Toyko
17
What is the meaning of "Qing"?
huge
divine
brilliant
pure
18
What was the most famous Chinese decorative art form?
Carpets
blue and white porcelain
bronze statuary
Silk tapestries
19
A wife who didn't meet the expectations of her husband or his family, could be divorced in Tokugawa society.
False
True
20
Which of the following refers to "warriors without masters"?
banners
eta
ronin
samurai
21
How were Ming leaders selected?
oracle bones
by Eunuchs
Civil Service system
hereditary status
22
The majority of Chinese during the Qing dynasty were Manchus.
False
True
23
Who is considered to be the greatest emperor in Chinese history?
Zheng Di
Kangxi
Qianlong
Hong Xiaquan
24
Between 1500 and 1800, 85 percent of Chinese people were
bureaucrats
soldiers
merchants
farmers
25
The ideal family unit in Qing China consisted of
male children plus parents
one-parent households
two parents and one child
the extended family
26
Private business based on profit is called
commercial capitalism
communism
imperialism
socialism
27
Who started the construction of the Imperial City in Beijing?
Yong Le
Low Mein
Zheng He
Ming Hong Wu
28
An entertainer
Eta
Queue
Geisha
Kabuki
29
Under the Tokugawa class system, the eta were
at the bottom of the latter because they profited from the labor of others.
a part of the artisan class, mainly made up of carpenters.
members of the warrior class w/o masters, who traveled abroad seeking work.
outcasts who were regulated by severe laws.
30
What Europeans were the first to arrive off the coast of China in 1514?
Spanish
Dutch
Portuguese
French
31
The Forbidden City was
closed to women.
closed to commoners.
closed to foreigners.
shunned by Christians.
32
Active Christian missionaries in China
Jesuits
Janissaries
Eunuchs
banners
